10 Essential Beauty Tips for Kids

Surprisingly, kids need beauty tips, but let us face it: everything we do from the time we are young will have an impact on the way we grow and develop. So, if being beautiful on the outside is as important to you as being beautiful on the inside, you are going to want to start when they are young. Children do not need to do anything extravagant in order to be beautiful, but it is worth instilling good habits in them so that they can carry them forward into their adulthood and retain their youthful beauty for much longer. Here are some simple and age-appropriate beauty tips for kids to help them glow inside out.

Beauty Tips for Your Child

Here are some best beauty tips for children.

1. Eat Right

You may already be concerned about what your child is eating, but sometimes parents may become too lenient with their children and allow them to consume too much junk food. This can negatively impact their health and their beauty. Stick to encouraging balanced meals that include meat, fish, vegetables and fruits. Allowing them to have junk food every now and then is all right but keep it to a minimum.

2. Beauty Sleep

Getting children to bed early is not an easy task, but if you make sure that they get plenty of activities during the day, both physically and mentally, they are bound to be tired enough to hit the sack when you want them to. Sleep helps the mind and body recover from the day’s activities. The growth hormone is produced, and the new cells are produced to ensure that your child wakes up looking fresh and more vibrant.

3. Sunshine Vitamin

Though the trend is to lather on sunscreen for everything, Vitamin D is actually very important for your child, as per the CDC, and the lack of it causes children to develop rickets, muscle cramps, seizures and difficulty in breathing (1). Vitamin D is essential in helping your child absorb calcium, which helps develop strong teeth and bones, making it a vitamin that cannot be excluded.

Allow your child to be out in the sun for at least an hour every day, but ensure that it does not fall between 10 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., as this is the time when the sunlight is strongest and most harsh (2). While sunscreen is important, do not go overboard when applying it to your child, as it contains a lot of chemicals. Instead, use sunhats and umbrellas if you feel your child is being exposed to too much sun.

4. Go Mild and Herbal

Your child’s skin and hair are sensitive, so when using soaps and shampoos, make sure to look for mild and herbal formulas and avoid any brands that use too many chemicals. While those may show immediate results, the use of so many chemicals on your little one will definitely have a negative impact on them in the future.

5. Oil Regularly

A lot of people do not like to oil their hair or body, but the benefits of doing so cannot be ignored. You do not need to drench your child’s hair and skin in oil, but massaging a little coconut, sweet almond or olive oil into their skin at least half an hour before their bath can work wonders.

Does your child have sensitive skin? Try Jojoba oil, as coconut oil and olive oil, are thick and can clog the pores and cause breakouts, whereas Jojoba oil will be able to restore the natural balance in your child’s skin and hair, keeping it hydrated and less prone to cracking in the skin and breakage in hair.

6. Bathe Regularly

Bathing every day will ensure that your child washes off all the dirt and grime that he or she may have accumulated throughout the day and will help them feel more refreshed. Some people prefer to bathe in the morning, but as children tend to get dirty, a night bath is a better idea so that they can go to bed squeaky clean and comfortable.

7. Moisturize

Dry skin is more prone to cracking, and cuts can form easily but moisturized skin remains soft and supple and also has the ability to heal faster and is not so easily injured. Apply a mild moisturizer of good quality to your child’s skin after their bath every day to keep their skin firm and beautiful.

8. Encourage Personal Hygiene

Personal hygiene should be instilled in children as early as possible, especially since they have the tendency to get themselves very dirty during play. Keep their nails trimmed and clean so that bacteria does not gather underneath, and teach your child to wash their hands and rinse their faces after coming in from outside. This will ensure that nothing unwanted is left sitting on their skin, which could potentially cause rashes and other problems.

Gently cleansing their faces with rosewater and a cotton ball is better for them than using face wash too many times a day. Washing their faces with soap too often during the day will reduce their skin’s ability to naturally hydrate itself and cause over-sensitivity in the long run.

9. Oral Beauty

A bright white smile from your child will light up your entire day, but if you do not take good care of your child’s teeth, you may end up looking at cavities and possibly bad gums. Teach them how to brush the right way, twice a day, and how to floss. Be sure to not to let them eat too many sweets.

10. Exercise

Games on smartphones, computers, and Xbox are what keep children entertained these days, and this has a negative impact on them.

Do not look at exercise as going to the gym or making them do an entire workout routine at home; rather, encourage them to be more physically active and indulge in more physical play. According to Harvard Health, children should play for an hour every day (3). This is good for their health, keeps them from becoming overweight, and also helps them avoid developing hunchbacks from sitting down and pouring over their digital forms of entertainment. As men tend to feel more attractive when they are physically strong, this is one of the better beauty tips for a boy child.

One of the most important beauty tips of all time is to make sure your child gets in the habit of drinking plenty of water. Our bodies are made of mostly water so nothing can be as beneficial to them as keeping themselves well hydrated, especially if you live in a hot country where sweating is inevitable.

FAQs

1. Is scrubbing also a part of the daily beauty regime for children?

Scrubbing is basically the exfoliation of the skin. However, it is not a part of children beauty tips as scrubbing is harsh on the skin, and since children have young and delicate skin, they are prone to rashes and inflammation due to rubbing.  Instead of using harsh scrubbers adults use, invest in soft bath towels that work great as exfoliators. They are soft an won’t irritate the skin.

2. What are popular beauty tips for girls?

Some popular beauty tips for girl children include maintaining hygiene, keeping hair neat and clean, accessorising them with adorable hair accessories like hair clips, hair bands, etc., wearing bracelets, and wearing clean and ironed clothes.

3. What are popular beauty tips for boys?

Some popular beauty tips for boys include maintaining optimal hygiene, wearing clean clothes wherever they are, combing their hair before getting out of the house, keeping a handkerchief with them while playing, and more.

Developing good habits right from their childhood will enable them to better care for themselves in the future and will allow them to be more naturally beautiful. These beauty tips for girl children will ensure that they do not need to depend on makeup to look and feel beautiful when they grow up, as they will have a natural glow that comes from within.

Also, remember that the love and affection you give them will also help them, as the happiness they feel from having a loving family will make their smiles all the more bright, making them look angelic and beautiful.

References/Resources:

1. Vitamin D; CDC; https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/infantandtoddlernutrition/vitamins-minerals/vitamin-d.html.

2. Jindal AK, Gupta A, Vinay K, Bishnoi A. Sun Exposure in Children: Balancing the Benefits and Harms. Indian Dermatology Online Journal; PubMed Central; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7001416/; January 2020

3. McCarthy. C; 6 reasons children need to play outside; Harvard Health Publishing; https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/6-reasons-children-need-to-play-outside-2018052213880; October 2020

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